Wayne Rooney Has A Book

England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has penned an autobiography. And even though he's just 20 years old and doesn't look like the brightest guy around, I find the fact that Rooney has an autobiography way less ridiculous than the fact that Terrell Owens has two. Some tidbits from Wayne's upcoming literary adventure...

• Wayne insists that his genital-stomp of Ricardo Carvalho in England's World Cup quarterfinal loss to Portugal was not intentional. Said little Wayne, "If you think about it, if I'd done it deliberately, if it had been a definite stamp meant to harm him, the fella would still be in hospital to this day. But he was up on his feet in minutes, no worse for wear." I guess he's got a point there.

• He can't sleep without the light on, the TV on, and a vacuum cleaner running.

• He cried in the locker room after the loss to Portugal. Not because of the loss, but because of the sympathy his teammates had for him. "The players came over to me, one by one, and said things like: 'Don't worry, Wazza, it wasn't your fault.' That was when, for the first time, I felt a few tears come into my eyes."

• He admits to patronizing a prostitute, but says it occurred when he was 16, and he just did, "what lots of lads have always done for a few laughs." He calls it his biggest regret and something he's ashamed of.

• He, almost unfortunately, harbors no ill feelings towards Cristiano Ronaldo. Wayne says there was nothing but good-luck wishes between the two before the match, and that he sent Ronaldo a text message after the match against Portugal wishing him good luck through the rest of the tournament.

Wayne Rooney Scares Me [ Mr. Irrelevant] Rooney's revelations [ Telegraph.co.uk] 'I can't sleep without the vacuum or hair dryer on' [ DNA Sport] Stamp was not deliberate - Rooney [ BBC Sport]